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FORM 8.3 - Amendment to 2a
Replaces form Released at 06/01/2025 14:23 RNS Number :
2873S
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PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE
BY
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A
PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1%
OR
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MORE
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Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code
(the "Code")
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1.
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KEY
INFORMATION
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(a)
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Full name of discloser:
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Barclays PLC.
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(b)
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Owner or controller of interest and short
positions disclosed, if different from
1(a):
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(c)
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Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose
relevant securities this form relates:
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DS
SMITH PLC
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(d)
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If
an exempt fund manager connected with an
offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of
offeror/offeree:
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(e)
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Date position held/dealing undertaken:
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03
Jan 2025
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(f)
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In
addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making
disclosures in respect of any other party to the
offer?
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YES:
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY
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2.
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POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of
the offeror or offeree
to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if
any)
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Class of relevant security:
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10p
ordinary
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Interests
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Short
Positions
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Number
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(%)
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Number
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(%)
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(1)
Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:
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32,931,096
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2.37%
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16,159,905
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1.17%
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(2)
Cash-settled derivatives:
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12,674,620
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0.92%
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31,552,075
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2.29%
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(3)
Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to
purchase/sell:
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0
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0.00%
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0
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0.00%
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TOTAL:
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45,605,716
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3.28%
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47,711,980
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3.46%
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(b)
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Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors
and
other executive options)
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Class of relevant security in relation to
which subscription right exists
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Details, including nature of the rights
concerned and relevant percentages:
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3.
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DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE
DISCLOSURE
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(a)
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Purchase and sales
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Class of relevant
security
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Purchase/sale
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Number of
securities
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Price per
unit
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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407,265
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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42,523
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5.4626 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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38,716
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5.4750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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19,761
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5.4713 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,888
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5.4724 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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17,267
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5.4755 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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13,937
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5.4696 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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11,337
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5.4762 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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10,093
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5.4745 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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9,088
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5.4731 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,403
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5.4813 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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5,108
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5.4652 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,582
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5.4598 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,552
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5.4631 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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4,513
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5.4702 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,259
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5.4709 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,243
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5.4726 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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3,010
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5.4644 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,872
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5.4818 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,446
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5.4800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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2,344
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5.4698 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,911
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5.4900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,781
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5.4700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,690
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5.4653 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,332
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5.4838 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,294
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5.4630 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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1,257
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5.4926 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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625
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5.4650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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578
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5.4850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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519
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5.4550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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469
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5.4733 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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243
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5.5000 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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185
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5.4703 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Purchase
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94
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5.4531 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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248,917
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5.4605 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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136,917
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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66,512
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5.4677 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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47,755
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5.4711 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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34,665
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5.4653 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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29,649
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5.4630 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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22,789
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5.4651 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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20,424
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5.4602 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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17,888
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5.4729 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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6,091
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5.4724 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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5,403
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5.4818 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,785
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5.4750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,344
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5.4703 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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2,183
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5.4702 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,952
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5.4751 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,870
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5.4800 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,781
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5.4700 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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1,550
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5.4900 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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707
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5.4650 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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622
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5.4559 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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578
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5.4850 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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519
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5.4550 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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313
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5.4710 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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290
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5.4599 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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Sale
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262
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5.4823 GBP
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(b)
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Cash-settled derivative transactions
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Class of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Nature of
dealing
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Number of
reference
securities
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Price per
unit
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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46,854
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5.4721 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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4,298
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5.4578 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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56,647
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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16,700
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5.4603 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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930
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5.4609 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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29,649
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5.4630 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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21,447
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5.4636 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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1,175
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5.4637 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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13,997
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5.4655 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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66,512
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5.4677 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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2,183
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5.4702 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Decreasing Short
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6,091
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5.4724 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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4,582
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5.4598 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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939
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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45,572
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5.4686 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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3,243
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5.4726 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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61
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5.4750 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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11,337
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5.4762 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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SWAP
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Increasing Short
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1,257
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5.4927 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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313
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5.4546 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Decreasing Short
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79,670
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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172
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5.4600 GBP
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10p
ordinary
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CFD
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Increasing Short
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7,908
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5.4804 GBP
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(c)
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Stock-settled derivative transactions
(including options)
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(i)
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Writing, selling, purchasing or varying
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Class
of
relevant
security
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Product
description
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Writing,
purchasing,
selling,
varying etc
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Number
of
securities
to which
option
relates
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Exercise
price
per unit
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Type
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Expiry
date
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Option
money
paid/
received
per unit
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(ii)
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Exercising
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Class of relevant
security
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Product
description
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Exercising/ exercised
against
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Number of
securities
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Exercise price per
unit
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(d)
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Other dealings (including subscribing for
new securities)
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Class of relevant
security
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Nature of
Dealings
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Details
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Price per unit (if
applicable)
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4.
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OTHER INFORMATION
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(a)
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Indemnity and other dealings arrangements
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Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any
agreement or understanding,
formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may
be an inducement to deal
or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the
disclosure and any party
to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to
the offer:
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NONE
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(b)
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Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options
or
derivatives
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Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal
or informal, between
the person making the disclosure and any other person
relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under
any option; or
(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of
any relevant securities to which
any derivative is referenced:
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NONE
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(c)
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Attachments
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Is
a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?
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NO
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Date of disclosure:
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31 Jan 2025
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Contact name:
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Large Holdings Regulatory
Operations
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Telephone number:
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020 3134
7213
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